Friday, 14 February 2014

A Tale of Two Houses



*   DELHI  VIDHAAN  SABHA  :



Even though, with their combined strength of 42 ( in a house of 70 MLAs ), Congress + BJP could have easily defeated the Jan LokPal Bill after debate , they did not allow the bill to be tabled


These MLAs shouted , broke mike , tore up papers - nor allowed Kejriwal to speak for past 2 days


As promised earlier , Kejriwal resigned as CM and said
 ,


" I did not become CM to hold onto my chair at the cost of my promises to people  "





*   LOK  SABHA  :




Even though,


-  UPA government had numerical majority 


-  BJP claimed to be supporting a separate state of Telangana ,


Congress MPs ( both , pro-Telengana and anti-Telengana ), did not allow Telengana Bill to be discussed


They shouted , broke mike , tore up papers , sprayed black pepper powder and did not allow anyone else to speak , for past 3 days


Pretending helplessness , PM Man Mohan Singh watched the tamasha of his own MPs in silence , muttering , " I am pained " !


But he would not resign


What did he leave unsaid ?


"  I will hold onto my chair. Who cares for principles  ! "




PEOPLE  OF  INDIA  :



Again and again , you have watched in silence , the moral depravation of UPA , over the past 5 years


These people claim to be " Moral Successors " of late Railway Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri , who resigned , taking moral responsibility for a train accident  !


Oh , what a fall was there , my Countrymen  !


Again and again , you have watched with sheer , silent disgust , the shameless collusion of BJP , desperately trying to come back to power , using means , fair or foul  !


These people claim to be moral heirs to the legacy of stalwarts like Pandit Deen Dayal , Jai Prakash Narayan and Morarji Desai , for whom principles were more important than power !


But , now at least , it is no more a question of having to choose  between the " lesser of the two evils "  !


In April , at many polling booths , you will have an alternative in  a  AAP candidate


When you look at those names - and party symbols - on that EVM ( Electronic Voting Machine ) , two months from now , remember ,


YOU  WILL  GET WHO  YOU  DESERVE  TO  GET  !


Before pushing that button , ask yourself ,


"  Who  ( which candidate )  do I deserve  ?  "


And , if you find none , push that NOTA button ( None of the above )


For another 5 years , this will be your only chance to express your ANGER , in a manner that will count  !




*   hemen   parekh  (  15  Feb  2014  /  Mumbai  )

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